Sulfuric Acid → 2-(1-Adamantyl)-4-bromophenol

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34.6 g (200 mmol) of p-bromophenol and 30.4 g (200 mmol) of 1-adamantanol are dissolved in 100 ml of dichloromethane. To the resulting solution there are slowly added 10 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid. The mixture is stirred for 8 hours at ambient temperature, poured into water, neutralized with sodium bicarbonate, extracted with methylene chloride, dried and evaporated. After recrystallization in isooctane 52.8 g of the expected product are obtained. Yield - 86%. Melting point: 140°-141° C.

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